A declining Colorado river

[Old Rocks]

Wrong, the percentage is not “rapidly increasing”. It’s rapidly slowing down since it’s hitting its ceiling. Those sources can only contribute a small amount and are not feasible to sustain a large power grid. They also aren’t financially sustainable so the money is starting to dry up for building new solar and wind generation.

What a silly liar you are. So easy to check what you said;

"Despite the pandemic, the growth rate in the world's renewable energy capacity jumped 45% in 2020, part of "an unprecedented boom" in wind and solar energy, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. It's the largest annual rate of increase since 1999.May 11, 2021"

Renewable Energy Growth Rate Up 45% Worldwide In 2020; IEA Sees 'New Normal'

In 2020, renewable power was "the only energy source for which demand increased ... while consumption of all other fuels declined," the International Energy Agency says.

www.npr.org

 

[theHawk]

What a silly liar you are. So easy to check what you said;

"Despite the pandemic, the growth rate in the world's renewable energy capacity jumped 45% in 2020, part of "an unprecedented boom" in wind and solar energy, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. It's the largest annual rate of increase since 1999.May 11, 2021"

Renewable Energy Growth Rate Up 45% Worldwide In 2020; IEA Sees 'New Normal'

In 2020, renewable power was "the only energy source for which demand increased ... while consumption of all other fuels declined," the International Energy Agency says.

www.npr.org

That’s worldwide, not in the US. The world lags behind us. They will hit the ceiling too.

 

[bodecea]

so what?.....you said vegas was part of the problem,apparently they are doing their part to conserve...and what crops in S.Cal?...

There IS the Imperial Valley....lots of crops there...alfalfa, etc. Vegetable Crops - Imperial County

Just drive on I-8 past El Sweato (El Centro)

 

[bodecea]

i dont know....but they caught on before anyone else and began doing something that seems to be helping....

Still lots of golf courses and fountains.

 

[Old Rocks]

Wrong, the percentage is not “rapidly increasing”. It’s rapidly slowing down since it’s hitting its ceiling. Those sources can only contribute a small amount and are not feasible to sustain a large power grid. They also aren’t financially sustainable so the money is starting to dry up for building new solar and wind generation.

Two things here. Much of the new energy has been built out, and what is happening now is that the utilities are replacing currently existing fossil fuel plants with renewables. Another factor is now there are many orders for grid scale batteries and other means of energy storage, and that is not being counted as investments in renewables, although it increases the practicality of renewables by a couple of orders of magnitude.

Worldwide investment in clean energy 2004-2019​

Published by
Madhumitha Jaganmohan

, Jan 27, 2021
In 2019, the total new investment in renewable energy amounted to approximately 302 billion U.S. dollars worldwide. This was a two percent increase from the previous year.

The amount of funding provided for clean energy worldwide has steadily increased over the last two decades. In 2004, clean energy investments totaled just under 37 billion U.S. dollars and increased to a peak of 331 billion U.S. dollars in 2017. The significant increase in investment funding indicates that the industry has matured greatly. Policy support for renewable sources, an accelerating industry, and the emergence of publicly listed companies that own renewable energy assets (also known as yieldcos) have driven the steady rise in clean energy investment.

Investment is highest for both solar and wind​

There are many sources of renewable energy available these days, such as biomass and waste-to-energy, geothermal and marine. However, investment in solar and wind energy is by far the highest. Global investment in solar energy has soured since 2004, rising from just over 10 billion U.S. dollars to more than 140 billion U.S. dollars.

China leads the way​

The countries with the highest investment in renewable energy are China and the United States, with investment in the former amounting to 90 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. However, this was a slight decrease from the previous year whilst investment in the United States experienced growth of 25 percent.

Clean energy - global investment 2022 | Statista

In 2022, the total new investment in renewable energy amounted to approximately 495 billion U.S.

www.statista.com

 

[theHawk]

Two things here. Much of the new energy has been built out, and what is happening now is that the utilities are replacing currently existing fossil fuel plants with renewables. Another factor is now there are many orders for grid scale batteries and other means of energy storage, and that is not being counted as investments in renewables, although it increases the practicality of renewables by a couple of orders of magnitude.

Worldwide investment in clean energy 2004-2019​

Published by
Madhumitha Jaganmohan

, Jan 27, 2021
In 2019, the total new investment in renewable energy amounted to approximately 302 billion U.S. dollars worldwide. This was a two percent increase from the previous year.

The amount of funding provided for clean energy worldwide has steadily increased over the last two decades. In 2004, clean energy investments totaled just under 37 billion U.S. dollars and increased to a peak of 331 billion U.S. dollars in 2017. The significant increase in investment funding indicates that the industry has matured greatly. Policy support for renewable sources, an accelerating industry, and the emergence of publicly listed companies that own renewable energy assets (also known as yieldcos) have driven the steady rise in clean energy investment.

Investment is highest for both solar and wind​

There are many sources of renewable energy available these days, such as biomass and waste-to-energy, geothermal and marine. However, investment in solar and wind energy is by far the highest. Global investment in solar energy has soured since 2004, rising from just over 10 billion U.S. dollars to more than 140 billion U.S. dollars.

China leads the way​

The countries with the highest investment in renewable energy are China and the United States, with investment in the former amounting to 90 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. However, this was a slight decrease from the previous year whilst investment in the United States experienced growth of 25 percent.

Clean energy - global investment 2022 | Statista

In 2022, the total new investment in renewable energy amounted to approximately 495 billion U.S.

www.statista.com

Grid scale batteries? You’re going to need a lot more African child slaves to dig more cobalt.

 

[Old Rocks]

There IS the Imperial Valley....lots of crops there...alfalfa, etc. Vegetable Crops - Imperial County

Just drive on I-8 past El Sweato (El Centro)

Actually, the vegetable farmers in California may have the the answer to saving water and helping power California. Putting solar over the canals would be a vast help, also. The Federal Government needs to help on that, because right now, with the lack of water, the farmers are up against it.

 

[Old Rocks]

Grid scale batteries? You’re going to need a lot more African child slaves to dig more cobalt.

Now they have been doing that for long before we had batteries that use cobalt. But you never said a word about it, did you. In other words, you are a damned hypocrite. And the new battery on the block, the one that will see the most usage in the next five years is the lithium iron phosphate battery. Cobalt is very expensive, and most battery manufacturers are doing their best to eliminate it, or at least, vastly reduce the amount they use in their batteries.

 

[Old Rocks]

Grid scale batteries? You’re going to need a lot more African child slaves to dig more cobalt.

The lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePObattery) or LFP battery (lithium ferrophosphate), is a type of lithium-ion battery using lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO as the cathode material, and a graphitic carbon electrode with a metallic backing as the anode. The energy density of LiFePO is lower than that of lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO, and also has a lower operating voltage. The main drawback of LiFePO is its low electrical conductivity. Therefore, all the LiFePO cathodes under consideration are actually LiFePO Because of low cost, low toxicity, well-defined performance, long-term stability, etc. LiFePOis finding a number of roles in vehicle use, utility scale stationary applications, and backup power.[6] LFP batteries are cobalt-free.[7]

Lithium iron phosphate battery - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Harry Dresden]

Still lots of golf courses and fountains.

and they have their ways to keep the green up....

How Las Vegas resort-casinos are leading the way in water conservation | WATER IN THE DESERT

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- Resorts along the Las Vegas Strip are some of the most efficient water users in the valley. Some of their water doesn’t even come from Lake

www.fox5vegas.com

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Lake Mead is being sucked dry by Vegas and Fornicalia.

Actually, it's not Vegas. Clark County has been considerably responsible when it comes to water conservation. If fact, we only use 2% of the water from Lake Mead. It's the agriculture industry in California that is the biggest water consumer.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

And the signs point to serious reductions in water supply for the Southwest;

I don't suspect it will get any better any time soon. The Las Vegas Valley Water District has a program where they will give you a rebate if you convert your lawn from grass to desert landscape. I just submitted an application today to have them come out and take a look at mine and get some more details.

 

[skookerasbil]

lol........all renewables COMBINED still at 11% with the highest amount being hydro........so the 10% solar/wind is a fable. But dont take my word for it......check the most recent United States EIA Projections summary from 2020.

If you havent noticed, in recent years, progressives are losing so badly that they routinely just pivot to fabricating shit..........like all the time. Not just on climate change.......on EVERYTHING.

Solar and wind still a joke......a fringe entity in the world of energy. Again, dont take my word for it......drive around any local neighborhood. Pick one randomly. Count he number of houses sporting a solar panel

 

[Natural Citizen]

And the signs point to serious reductions in water supply for the Southwest;

All of the video of the receding waters herein were recorded in the last week...




These areas appear to be impacted most in the US, as of August 17th...

Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor

droughtmonitor.unl.edu

 

[skookerasbil]

Actually, the vegetable farmers in California may have the the answer to saving water and helping power California. Putting solar over the canals would be a vast help, also. The Federal Government needs to help on that, because right now, with the lack of water, the farmers are up against it.

lol........nobody cares about this stuff.

Need more vids of wildfires and floods framed with the END OF THE WORLD theme!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

And the signs point to serious reductions in water supply for the Southwest;

So CO2 absorbs H2O. Amazing molecule! If only it can be used for good

 

[CrusaderFrank]

CO2 + H2O = CO3H2? Amazing, the things I learn from the AGWists at USMB

 

[Crick]

The topic here is the rapidly declining Colorado River on which 40 million Americans depend for water. Frank, you seem to have lost the drift.

 

[ding]

The topic here is the rapidly declining Colorado River on which 40 million Americans depend for water. Frank, you seem to have lost the drift.

Is the inference that it is because of increased atmospheric CO2?

 

[Crick]

Is the inference that it is because of increased atmospheric CO2?

Indirectly and to an indeterminant degree, yes.